High-Speed Laminate Films Roll Out

Ampac Flexibles (Cincinnati), the flexible packaging division of Ampac Packaging LLC, has launched its Flexi-Free High-Speed (HS) Laminate Films for high-speed form-fill-seal applications. Sealing at temperatures 40 degrees lower than standard laminate materials, the films enable FFS operators to shorten dwell times and increase machine speed. The films also offer a low-temperature option for products that are heat sensitive.

High-speed versions of metalized PET, foil, and clear film laminations can be engineered, suiting the technology for pharmaceutical, personal care, and consumer products. It can even work for Ampac’s Child Resistant (CR) line, stick pack application films, and pharmaceutical overwraps.

The Flexi-Free HS laminations are produced using Ampac’s solventless lamination technology, the company reports in a press release. It shared the results of a study measuring the energy efficiency improvement at the Cary, IL, facility by switching from solvent-based lamination (SBL) to solventless lamination (SLL). "The study showed an impressive 86% improvement using SLL over SBL," the company shared. "This third-party verification confirms a sustainable energy efficiency gain improvement for the Flexi-Free HS laminations, making them an ideal sustainable solution for packagers."

“This innovation helps our customers reduce total cost by substantially decreasing necessary dwell time to obtain required seal strengths,” said Bob Flaherty, Innovation Engineer for Ampac Flexibles, in the press release. “This solution increases production output and lowers the cost per unit for packager.”

“Ampac is excited about our new Flexi-Free HS line of films,” added Doug Andersen, Ampac’s Medical & Pharmaceutical Market Development Manager, in the release. “This technology can be applied to many of our typical barrier laminations such as metalized, aluminum foil, and clear films.  Combined with our 10-color flexographic printing, this is an attractive product offering for our customer base.”